USBW 10.28. 24 Nothrup

Solomon Northup was born 1808 in the town of Minerva in upstate

Solomon did seasonal work such as

farming and rafting on the Lake _____ Canal. He also regularly supplemented his earnings as a popular local _____.

Solomon Northup’s modest, contented life took a dramatic turn in late March, 1841, when he met two

white men who said they were circus performers seeking a high-quality fiddler for engagements in the

Washington, D.C., area. Eager for extra income, Northup made the journey south with the affable talent

scouts. But after an evening of ___________ in Washington, Northup fell ill and returned to his room.

When he woke up, he found himself in chains in a slave pen in the nation’s capital

Northup’s kidnappers robbed him of his free______ and sold him to an infamous slave trader, James H.

Birch (spelled “Burch” in Twelve Years a Slave). Northup’s protests and insistence on his free identity

led to severe beatings followed by eventual transfer to New Orleans. On the way south, Northup met

______, an enslaved mother with two young children. In a New Orleans slave market, Northup witnessed

Eliza’s children sold away from her and later saw how her inconsolable grief led to her eventual _____

Which of Northrop's owners gabe him "uncommon" respect

• Platt

• Ford

• Epps

• Patsey

• Jacobson

Which of the following became Solomon Northrup's Slave name

• Tobey

• James

• Thomas

• Platt

• Mason